County residents packed the Board of Supervisors meeting room and hallways Thursday, a clear majority of them opposed to the controversial ISLE2040 plan, which aims to add high-density housing to the county's northeast corner.

60 days to ponder ISLE

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Like they are said to do in Washington, the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors kicked the can down the road on an ISLE2040 decision by at least two months.

After a lengthy public hearing in a packed board room Thursday, the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to send the plan back to staff to for a "tweak" and to get more input from residents.

IW wants to send Section 8 housing program elsewhere

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Despite rumors to the contrary, Isle of Wight Social Services in not leaving the county.

“Social Services is not going anywhere,” said Isle of Wight County spokesman Don Robertson. What may be leaving the county is the Section 8 administrative office housed in the Social Services building.

Isle of Wight is currently appealing to the Virginia Housing Development Authority to have county vouchers administered in Suffolk and Franklin.